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Society of 



Sons of the Revolution 



in the State of 
Indiana 




CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 

LIST OF MEMBERS 

1922 



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?3ocdcty 



The Days We Observe 



January 3 — Battle of Princeton^l777. 
February 12— Lincoln's Birthday. 
February 22— Washington's Birthday. 
February 25 — Capture of Vincennes — 1779. 
April 19 -Battle of Lexington- 1773. 
May 30— Memorial Day. 
June 14 — Flag Day. 
June 17— Battle of Bunker Hill 1775. 
June 28 Battle of Monmouth— 1778. 
July 4— Independence Day — 1776. 
September 6 Lafayette's Birthday— 1757. 
October 19 -Surrender of Yorklown— 1783. 

November 11 Armisti<e Day. 

November 25 — Evacuation Day 1783. 
December 26 Battle of Trenton 1776. 



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GENERAL GEORGE ROGERS CLARK 

From the portrait painted by Otto Stark for the Indiana 
Society of Sons of the Revolution. 



In the State of Indiana 



OFFICERS 1921-22 



Presidents Emeritus 
Joliii S. Tarkin«ilon 
*John H. Holliday 

President 
Ehvard W. Warner 

Vice-Presidents 

Ernest T. Ellington 

Theodore Barhydt 

Fred C. (Gardner 

Dr. James A. Woodlmrn 

Secretary-Treasurer 
Colonel Robert L. Aloorliead 

Chaplain 
Reverend Jean Milner 

Rejiistrar 
Elliott R. Tihbets 

Historian 
Alexander Hamilton 

Genealojiist 
Colonel John T, Barnett 

BOARD OF MANA(;ERS 

John R. Carr 

St. Clair Parry 

William Allen Wood 

Colonel John T. Barnett 

Captain Charles L. Barr\ 

Reverend Lewis Brown 

Judge Louis B. Ewhank 

Donald Jameson 

Jackson K. Landers 



Died ()rt<d)er 20. I')21. 



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Purpose of the Society 

It being evident, from a steady decline of a proper 
celebration of the National holidays of the United States 
of America, that pojjular concern in the events and men 
of the War of the Revolution is gradually declining, and 
that such lack of interest is attributable not so much 
to the lapse of time and the rapidly increasing flood of 
immigration from foreign countries as to the neglect on 
the part of descendants of Revolutionary heroes to per- 
form their duty in keeping before the public mind the 
memory of the services of their ancestors and of the 
times in which they lived; therefore, the Society of the 
Sons of the Revolution has been instituted to perpetuate 
the memory of the men who, in the military, naval and 
civil service of the colonies and of the Continental 
Congress, by their acts or counsel, achieved the inde- 
pendence of the country, and to further the proper 
celebration of the anniversaries of the birthday of Wash- 
ington, and of prominent events connected with the 
War of the Revolution; to collect and secure for pres- 
ervation the rolls, records and other documents relat- 
ing to that period; to inspire the members of the So- 
ciety with the patriotic spirit of their forefathers, and 
to promote the feeling of friendship among them.— 
From the Constitution of the General Society of Sons 
of the Revolution. 

The spirit of the Society of Sons of the Revolution 
is not to differentiate its members from society at large, 
but to be useful in a patriotic way and to preserve to 
its members all those advantages that belong to old 
families and long lines of descent, with the qualities 
that give those advantages. Thus the members may be 



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stronger to assist in leavening society with those (jiiali- 
ties that a worthy pride in clean and honorahle family 
history and tradition contribute to the general welfare. 
This spirit is the spirit of morality and gentility, of 
fellowship and high patriotism, and not of Mioi)hcry 
and of narrow, selfish and conceited aristocracy. It is 
the spirit of aristocracy in the original and best mean- 
ing of that word, the spirit of the best citizenship. The 
Society's social motive is to preserve and cultivate in 
its members those refinements and forces of character 
that have distinguished the best people of all times 
and all nations. — From The Book of the Sons of thn 
Revolution in Indiana, Niiniber Two. 

It was at Lexington that "'the embattled farmers" ''fired 
the shot heard round the world." To them life w.as 
of less value than a principle, the principle wriltrn !iy 
Cromwell on the statute book of parliament. "AT. Jusr 
powers under God are derived from the consent of 'li r 
people." Since the war of the Revolution many patriotic 
societies have risen in the United States. These may 
be txpified by the association of the "Sons of the Revo- 
lution" and of the "Sons of American Wars," societies 
which find their ins|)iration in the personal descent of 
their members from those who fought for American 
independence. The assumption, well justified by facts, is 
that the Revolutionary fathers were a superior type of 
men, and that to have had such names in our personal 
ancestry is of itself a cause for thinking more highly 
of ourselves. In our little private round of peaceful 
duties we feel that we might have wrought the deeds 
of Putnam and Allen, of Marion and Greene, of our 
Revolutionary ancestors whoever they may have been. 
But if those who survived were nobler than the mass, 
so were those who fell. David Starr Jordan, in The 
Human Harvest. 



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A people which takes no pride in the noble achieve- 
ments of remote ancestors will never achieve anything 
worthy to be remembered with pride by remote de- 
scendants. It is impossible not to respect the sentiment 
which indicates itself by these tokens. It is a sentiment 
which belongs to the higher and purer part of human 
nature, and which adds not a little to the strength of 
the States. — Macaiilay. 

It seems to me that the principal means of preserv- 
ing useful families in democratic society ought to be 
fully discussed; because the family, rather than the in- 
dividual, is the important social unit; because the per- 
petuation of sound families is of the highest social 
interest; and because the democratic form of govern- 
ment is that form which in a few years, or a few genera- 
tions, will prevail all over the civilized world. ***** 
If society as a whole is to gain by mobility and openness 
of structure, those who rise must stay up in successive 
generations that the higher levels of society may be 
constantly enlarged, and that the proportion of pure, 
gentle, magi^animous and refined persons may be steadily 
increased. * * * * * The men of good family stock 
may be farmers, mechanics, professional men, merchants, 
or that sort of men of leisure who work hard for the 
public. But while I give this broad meaning to the 
term "good family stocks," I hold that one kind of 
family ought especially to be multiplied and perpetuated, 
namely, the family in which gentle manners, cultivated 
tastes and honorable sentiments are hereditary. — From 
an Essay, Family Stocks in a Democracy, by Charles IV. 
Eliot, former President of Harvard University. 



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MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS. 



Any male person above the age of t\venl\-oiie years, 
of good character, and a descendant of one who, as 
a military, naval or marine olhcer, soldier, sailor or 
marine, in actual service, under the authority of any 
of the thirteen Colonies or States or of the Continental 
Congress, and remaining always loyal to such authority, 
or a descendant of one who signed the Declaration of 
Independence, or of one who, as a member of the Con- 
tinental Congress or of the (Congress of any of the 
Colonies or States, or as an official appointed by or under 
the authority of any such legislative bodies, actually as- 
sisted in the establishment of American independence 
by services rendered during the war of the Revolution, 
becoming thereby liable to conviction of treason against 
the goveriunent of Great Britain, but remaining always 
loyal to the authority of the Colonies or States, shall be 
eligible to membership in the Society. 

The first step in applying for membership should be 
to ascertain the name of the ancestor who lived at a 
time that v/ould possibly include him in the Revolution- 
ary service, and the name of the place in which he lived. 
Then write to the Adjutant-General or Secretary of 
State in the State where the ancestor lived, and obtain 
from him a certified copy of the ancestor's record. The 
certificate should be filed with the Secretar\ of the So- 
ciety. He will then furnish a blank form with full in- 
structions. 

Old Connnissions. certified copies or certified photo- 
graphs of Commissions can verify an ancestor's service: 
so can old letters or certified copies of old letters prov- 
ing service. Extracts from rare historical works that 
can not be found in libraries available to the Society 
should alwavs be atte«t«Ml. 



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INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS. 

The applicant must be presented singly, upon the form 
issued by the Society. 

The record of the ancestor's military service should 
be given fully but concisely. 

It is not necessary to show the pedigree any further 
back than the ancestor who served in the war. 

The Society does not accept encyclopedias, genealogi- 
cal works, or town or county histories, except such as 
contain rosters, as authorities for proofs of service. 

In referring to printed works, the volume and page 
should be given. 

Reference to authorities in manuscript must be accom- 
panied by certified copies, and authentic family records 
must be submitted, if required. 

Every application must be signed by applicant and 
sworn to by him, and it must be endorsed by two mem- 
bers of the Society. 

When the applicant is not personally known to any 
member of the Society whom he can ask to recommend 
his application, he must submit to the Secretary, when 
he files his papers, the names of two reputable citizens 
of the State to whom he refers by permission. 

When an applicant claims descent from more than 
one Revolutionary ancestor, then a supplementary appli- 
cation must be made for each ancestor. 

Supplementary claims are to be treated in form and 
procedure precisely as original applications. There is 
no extra cost for filing supplementary claims. 

The officers of the Society will render assistance, 
when called upon, in making search to find proof of 
ancestor's services. 

To begin to make a search for proofs, the applicant 
must know the State the ancestor served from, and in 



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writing officials simply ask. "for the military service of 
A. B., saitl to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary 
War," and they will inform you what rank they find 
and any other data the records show. Also give the 
name of town or county he served from, if you know, 
and ofTuer he served under. 

The Indiana State Library contains many volumes of 
records of the Revolution from all the Orijiinal State>, 
and records are also to be found in the Indianapoli> 
City Library. Some of the books one might consiiil 
are Heitman's Historical Register (if the ancestor was 
an officer), Saiel's Records of the Revolution, the In- 
diana G. A. R. Register (1908', which contains a list oi' 
Indiana Revolutionary pensioners. When a name of a 
RevolutionarN soldier can be found in any State or gov- 
ernment publication, or in any record whose authority 
is unquestioned, a reference to the publication, with the 
volume and page number, is as satisfactory as a certifi- 
cate from State or government officers. In visiting a 
library, ask for all books containing rolls of soldier- 
from the State in which you are interested. 

If the ancestor was granted a pension for services in 
the Revolutionary War, a certificate, giving ancestor's 
military history, may be secured by addressing the Com- 
missioner of Pensions at Washington. No charge is 
made for such certificate. 

The Adjutant General".- office. War Department. Wash- 
ington, D. C. has a card intlex of all Revolutionary 
soldiers whose service is recorded in mu>ter rolls in pos- 
session of the War Department, and \%ill furni-h infor- 
mation without charge. 

Correspond with the following ofii( ial.- and others 
named, in the various States, for certificates of military 
service and the fees for search and for furni.-hing the 
certificate: 



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Vermont — Consult "Rolls of Soldiers in the Revolu- 
tionary War, 1775 to 1783." Write Adjutant General of 
Vermont, Montijelier. 

New Hampshire — Consult "State Papers of New Hamp- 
shire," Vols. XIV to XVII. Write Secretary of State, 
Concord. 

Massachusetts — Write Secretary of the Commonwealth, 
Boston. See "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the 
Revolutionary War." Many records in State House, In- 
dianapolis. 

Rhode Island — Write Secretary of State. Providence. 
No charge for making research. Where name is found 
and certificate furnished, S1.50. Consult "Vital Record 
of Rhode Island," Vol. XII, and "Revolutionary De- 
fenses of Rhode Island." 

Connecticut — This State has published a very complete 
roster, containing 27,000 names. Address Adjutant Gen- 
eral, Hartford. Charges a small fee for a certificate, 
usually Sl.OO. See "Connecticut Men in the Revolution," 
and publications of the Historical Society. 

New York — This State has published a roster, contain- 
ing 40,000 names, which volume is in the State Library, 
at Indianapolis. Consult "New York in the Revolution," 
and "New York Archives," Vol. 1. 

New Jersey has very complete records. Write Adju- 
tant General, Trenton. Consult "New Jersey Men in 
the Revolution." 

Pennsylvania — Write State Librarian, Harrisburg, for 
certificate. The charge will be from Sl.OO to 83.00, ac- 
cording to the length of the research. Consult "Penn- 
sylvania Archives." 



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Delaware -Write Secretary of State, Dover. The ( liarjre 
for making lopiet^ is 2 cents per line and $1.00 for cer- 
tificate. Consult "Papers of the Historical Society of 
Delaware,"' Vols. XIII to XVI. 

Maryland — Write Commissioner of the Land Office, 
AiHiapolis. who will make search for name for 25 cents, 
and 75 cents additional for furnishing certificate. Also 
see "Maryland Archives," Vols. 11, 12, 16, and "Record 
Journal of the Council of Safety," etc.. Vol. 18. 

Virginia — See "Sarel's Records of the Revolution " and 
"The Virginia Magazine," The Revolutionary records 
are very meager, and it is difficult to fiml anything. In- 
formation consists mainly of the records of land hounty 
warrants, which were issued by the State to the soldiers 
who served three years or more. Write Mr. W. G. 
Stanard, 314 West Carey St.. Richmond, \ irginia, a gen- 
tleman highly recommended, who has given consider- 
able attention to tracing Virginia genealogies, and who 
will make a search of everything there is available at 
the State Capitol to find the name, for which he charges 
S5.00 to be paid in advance. If he finds the name he 
will furnish the certificate Avithout additional cost. 

North Carolina — It is difficult to get data from this 
State. The Legislature made a large appropriation to 
gather data of the Revolution, but it re>ulted in more 
Colonial history. There is a list of Continental troops 
in the Continental Line and of Officers with dates of 
commissions, numbering less than 700. Write State 
Auditor, Raliegh, N. C. 

South Carolina — There are no rosters in existence of 
the Revolutionary soldiers from this State. "Gregg's 
History of the Old Cheraw>" and "Saffel's Record- of 



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the Revolutionary War" contain some names of officers 
and privates from this State. Address A. S. Salley, Jr., 
Secretary State Historical Commission. Columbia, S. C. 

Georgia — Write Secretary, Georgia Historical Society, 
Savannah, for information of Georgia sohliers. That 
society has books and manuscripts which contain much 
useful information relating to the Revolutionary period. 
Also see Third Report of the D. A. R. ( Senate Docu- 
ment 219, 2d Sess. 56th Congress), containing roll of 
Georgia soldiers. 

Each applicant is urged to give name of the State, and 
if possible the county or town from which the ancestor 
entered the service. 

Much information of value to applicants is to be 
found in the yearly report of the Daughters of the 
American Revolution to the Smithsonian Institution (the 
report for 1914 contains a complete roster of the Revolu- 
tionarv soldiers in service at close of the war). 



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WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL AT FRAUNCES' 
TAVERN. 

The visible sign thai rhe War of the Revolution was 
ended and that American indepentlence was won was 
the departure of the British arnn from New York on 
November 25th, 1783. General (ieorge Washington with 
liis troops then moved into and look possession of the 
camp the British had left. In the evening. Governor 
(llinton gave at Fraunces' Tavern, New York City, in 
lionor of Washington and his officers, a public dinner, 
called the Evacuation Day dinner, which was attended 
by many distinguished citizens of the cit> . The first 
and last of the thirteen toasts given at the dinner are 
noteworthy: "The United States of America" and "May 
the Remembrance of This Day Be a Lesson to Princes." 
All military activity was now finished and Washington 
prepared to leave. 

On December 4, 1783, General Washington bade fare- 
well to some forty-four of his officers in Fraunces' Tav- 
ern. He did not return to the city again until he went 
to be inaugurated as first President of the LTnited States, 
on April 6, 1789. Thackeray described his farewell to 
the officers as follows. "The last soldier had quitted the 
soil of the Republic, and the Connnander-in-Chief pro- 
posed to leave New York for Annapolis, where Congress 
was sitting, and there resign his commission. About 
noon on the fourth day of December, a barge was wait- 
ing at Wliitehall Ferry to convey him across the Hudson. 
The chiefs of the army assembled at a tavern near the 
ferry, and there the General joined them. Seldom as 
he showed his emotion outwardly, on this day he tould 
not ilisguise it. He filled a glass of wine and >aid. "1 
bid \ou farewell with a heart full of love and graliliidc 
ami s\\A\ \oiir latter dax - ma\ be a^ pro-pcroii- and 



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FRAUNCES' TAVERN 
Broad and Pearl Streets, New York. 

1719, erected; 1762, "Queen's Head Tavern ;" 1'68, New 
York Chamber of Commerce organized; 1775, damaged 
by a shell from the British ship, "Asia"; 1783, scene of 
W ashingtons farewell to his officers; 1883, re-organiza- 
tion of the Sons of the Revolution; 1904, purchased by 
the Sons of the Revolution; 1907, restored and occupied 
by the Sons of the Revolution. 



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l)a|ti»y as those past have heen glorious and honourable." 
Then he tlrank to them. 'I cannot come to each of you 
to take my leave,' he said, 'but shall be obliged if eacli 
of you will come and shake me by the hand.' General 
knox, who was nearest, came forward, and the Chief, 
with tears in his eyes, embraced him. The others came 
one by one to him, and took their leave without a word. 
A line of infantry was formed from the Tavern to the 
ferry, and the General, with his officers following him, 
walked silently to the water. He stood up in the barge, 
taking off his hat and waving a farewell. And his com- 
rades remained bareheaded on the shore until their 
header's boat was out of view." 

Today the historic old tavern, situated at Broad and 
Pearl streets, and owned and preserved by the New 
York Society of Sons of the Revolution, is the mecca 
of thousands of patriotic Americans every year. It is 
also a national shrine for members of the Sons of the 
Revolution from all over the country. For over two 
centuries, Fraunces' Tavern has been a landmark of 
lower New York. The ground on which it was erected 
was originally a water lot granted in 1686 to Stephanus 
Van Courtland, third mayor of New York, and the first 
mayor born on American soil. In 1700, Col. Van Court- 
land gave the lot to his daughter, Anne, who, in 1699 
married Etienne (or Stephen) de Lancey, a French 
Huguenot, born in Caen, Normandy, who came to this 
country on the repeal of the Edict of Nantes. Through 
his mother's gift to him of her jewels, which he sold 
in London, he came to New York and started business 
as a merchant. In 1719 he built one of the finest Hol- 
land brick residences (afterwards the Tavern) in the 
city. Historians record with enthusiasm, the gracious- 
ness, hospitality and popularity of Mrs. de Lancey. In 
1762, the property was sold to Samuel Fraunces, called 



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THE HALL AND STAIRCASE. 

In 1775 the first "high ball" tvas served in the upper 
story of Fraunces' Tavern, fired from the British ship, 
"Asia," then in the harbor. It passed through the roof, 
giving rise to the oft-quoted lines of Freneau: 

"Scarce a broadside was ended till 'nother began again; 
By Jove! It was nothing but 'Fire aivay, Flanagan!^ 
Some thought him saluting his Sallys and Nancys 
Till he drove a round shot through the roof of Sam 
Francis." 



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Black Sam by his friends, a man of French extraction 
from the West Indies. Fraunces, who had been an inn- 
keeper in New York since 1755, took possession in 1763, 
and put over his door the picture of Queen Charlotte, 
the young wife of George III. She, at the age of 17, was 
promoted to the honor of being Queen of England 
because of an essay she had written, addressed as a 
letter to Frederick the Great of Prussia, on '"The Horrors 
of War." The tavern then was called "The Queen's 
Head Tavern." After some years of very prosperous 
business, for Fraunces was a remarkable caterer and 
host, Fraunces, advertising the tavern for sale, described 
it as follows: "The Queen's Head Tavern, near the 
Exchange, is three stories high, with tile and lead roof, 
has fourteen fireplaces, a most excellent large kitchen, 
fine dry cellars, with good and convenient offices, suf- 
ficient for a large family, the business mentioned above, 
a merchant or any other large trade. Is a corner 
house, very open and airy and in most complete repair, 
near the ferry." The roof is a gambrel, or curb roof, 
hipped also at the ends, another writes. ,„^p.,,,^,^:,^>/'^ 

In the famous "Long Room," many of the most 
celebrated men of early days met and indulged in their 
convivialities. It was here also that the Stamp Act was 
discussed and seeds of liberty sown. Here was held 
the first meeting of the New York Chamber of Com- 
merce in April. 1768, and here that were organized the 
Society of St. Andrew, the New York Society, the Society 
for Promoting Arts and Agriculture and the New York 
Yacht Club. It was also a favorite resort for lawyers' 
dinners, and meetings of "Gentlemen of the Bar." Th# 
Long Room frequently was used for balls, lectures, 
charitable affairs, the meetings of the New York Society 
of the Cincinnati, the Governors of the New York Hos- 
pital, the General Society of Machanica and Tradesmen 



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and many other organizations — in fact, it was for the 
earlier period a rendezvous which fore-ran the modern 
Delmonieo's as a favorite place of entertainment and 
meeting. The Society of Sons of the Revolution was 
formally organized in the Long Room on December 
1th, 1883. on the hundredth anniversary of Washington's 
farewell, after the inception of the Society at a meeting 
held at the New York Historical Society some seven 
years earlier, viz., on February 22, 1876. 

Fraunces sold the tavern in 1785, when he transferred 
it to one George Powers, and retired to country life 
in New Jersey. It passed through several hands, till in 
1801 it was sold to Thomas Gardiner, whose grand- 
daughter married the Count de Dion. In 1904 the Sons 
of the Revolution jiurchased the building from the 
French heirs of the Countess de Dion. On December 
4th, 1907. the 124th anniversary of Washington's fare- 
well, the Sons formally occupied and dedicated the 
building. The interim between the purchase of the 
buihling and the dedication was taken to restore the 
tavern, under the supervision of William H. Mersereau, 
the architect. The purchase was made possible by the 
late President of the New York Sons, Frederick Samuel 
Talmadge, one of whose ancestors was Col. Talmadge, 
one of the officers at the farewell meeting in 1763, 
whose original diary the Sons of the Revolution own. 

The tavern has been open continuously as a house of 
public entertainment since 1762, having escaped the 
great conflagrations of 1776, 1835 and 1845. though it 
has been attacked by fire several times. It was said in 
Valentine's Manual of the Common Council of New 
York, in an article by William J. Davis, in 1854, "The 
City of New York has made many futile attempts to 
erecl to the memory of Washington a suitable monu- 
ment. It i> alread\ done. The preservation of Fraunce.-" 



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Tavern is the greatest monument that can be conceived 
or erected. Let the demagogue who would barter the 
liberties of his country for his personal aggrandizement 
visit it, and stand within that room where the greatest 
of men resigned his power and became a simple farmer 
again — and will not that bright example bring him 
back to his duty again? It may become a second mecca, 
to bring the faithful to behold the room in which oc- 
curred the scene of his greatness and magnanimity." 
This seems to prophesy the work that the Sons of the 
Revolution carried to completion. The tavern now 
contains an historical museum, the club rooms and 
offices of the Sons of the Revolution and an excellent 
public restaurant. A more complete sketch of Fraunces' 
Tavern, by Henry Russell Drowne, is available in the 
Indiana State Library. 

That the tavern had a high reputation for fine fare 
was many times attested. For instance, John Adams, in 
his diary, says of a banquet given at the tavern for 
the Massachusetts delegates to the Continental Congress, 
on August 25th, 1774, "It was the most splendid dinner 
I ever saw; a profusion of rich dishes," etc. 






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OTHER PROPERTIES AND MEMORIALS OF THE 
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION. 

The various State societies have erected many statues 
and memorials, among which are the Nathan Hale 
statue, by Macmonnies, erected in City Hall Park. New 
York, which was a parade ground for Washington's 
troops in 1776; a bronze memorial in high relief erected 
in Annapolis in honor of the French who assisted in 
securing American independence; a bronze tablet com- 
memorating the battle of Long Island, and marking the 
line of defense; a bronze tablet, commemorating the 
battle of Harlem Heights, erected on the walls of Co- 
lumbia University, New York; a bronze tablet to mark 
American encampments in 1776, erected on the walls 
of the College of the City of New York; a bronze tablet. 
Nassau Hall, Princeton University; two tablets to per- 
petuate the memory of Revolutionary events in Charles- 
ton. South Carolina, and many other permanent bronze 
memorials. The Indiana Society has erected in sev- 
eral court hoi^ses bronze tablets giving the names of 
Revolutionary soldiers buried in those counties; also, 
it has had painted a full length portrait in oil of Gen- 
eral George Rogers Clark, which hangs in the Indianap- 
olis Public Library. At various times, the Indiana So- 
ciety has given gold, silver and bronze medals to high 
school pupils in Indiana schools for prize essays on 
patriotic subjects. 

THE JOHN GRENVILLE MOTT SILVER CUP. 

The Society owns the John Grenville Mott silver 
trophy for marksmanship in the State Rifle Competi- 
tions. The cup is deposited during the intervals between 
competitions in the office of the Adjutant-General of the 
State. It is shot for in the 600 yard contest. The name 



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of the winner ij; engraved, each >ear the <onle>l i> hel<l. 
on the space provided on tlie troph\. The cup has been 
won by Sergeant Ernest K. Epperly, of Company I), 2d 
Infantry, Indiana National Guard, with a score of 48 
points out of a possible 50, by First Lieut. Manford G. 
Henley (score unrecorded), and by First Lieut. George 
E. Bailey, who scored 49 points out of a possible 50. 
On account of the Mexican border trouble and the World 
War, there were no competitions in 1916, '17, '18, '19 
and '20. 

MR. ROBERT RAMSAY'S GIFT. 

Through the generosity of Mr. Robert C. Ramsay, of 
the Sons, the Art Association of Indianapolis now owns 
a beautiful reduction of the MacMonnies statue of Nathan 
Hale. The reduction also was made by MacMonnies. 
The original life-size statue was erected in City Hall Park, 
New York, by the New York Society of Sons of the 
Revolution. Mr. Ramsay gave the bronze in the name 
of the Indiana Society of Sons of the Revolution. 

The following is reprinted from the Indianapolis 
News: 

Nathan Hale was the sixth child of Richard and Eliza- 
beth Hale, both of the strictest sect of the Puritans, who 
lived in Coventry-, Conn. He was born June 6. 1755. 
When Nathan was young, he was frail of body, and gave 
little promise of the fine athletic form he later grew to 
have. He was fitted for college and the Christian min- 
istry by the Rev. Dr. Huntington, one of the most 
eminent Congregational ministers of his day. At sixteen 
years of age, he entered Yale College, then a school of 
only some sixty students. His brother Enoch, grand- 
father of the Rev. Edward Everett Hale, of Boston, en- 
tered Yale at the same time. Nathan was graduated 



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CAPTAIN NATHAN HALE 
Photograph of MacMonnies Statue 



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with highest honors in September. \~~.\. Dr. Kiieas 
Munson's description of young Hale sho\v.> what a fine 
figure for the sculptor's art he was. Says Ur. Munson: 
"His personal appearance was notable. He was almost 
six feet in hight, perfectly proportioned, and in figure 
and deportment he was the most manly man I ever met. 
His chest was broad, his muscles firm, his face wore a 
most beautiful expression, his complexion was roseate, 
his eyes were light blue and beamed with intelligence. 
His personal grace was most charming. I was greatly 
impressed with Hale's scientific knowledge. He had a 
taste for art, and his talents as an artist were quite 
remarkable," 

After his graduation, until the news came of the l)lo<)(l- 
shed at Lexington and Concord, Hale taught school at 
East Haddon and New London, giving classical prepara- 
tion for college at the latter place. When a messenger, 
riding express between Boston and New York, with the 
news of battle came to New London, a town meeting 
was called at the Courthouse at that place. Hale wa> 
one of the speakers, calling the people to action at once. 
He enlisted as a volunteer. He became captain of a 
company of Connecticut Rangers known as Congress's 
Own. His were among the troops that remained in New 
York when the British invaded Long Island. After the 
American retreat from Long Island, the American army 
on Manhattan Island was in a perilous condition. Wash- 
ington called a council of war at which it was decided 
to send a competent man in disguise into the camp of 
the enemy on Long Island. Colonel Knowlton summoned 
a large number of officers to a conference at his head- 
quarters and in the name of Washington asked for a 
volunteer. The request to act as a spy met with a 
general and resentful refusal. Late in the meeting Na- 
than Hale appeared, pale from a recent illness, Knowl- 
ton repeated the petition. '"I will undertake it," said 



26 Society of Sons of the Revolution 

Hale. His friends tried every means to dissuade liiui, 
but he regarded the call to duty as imperative. 

Entering the British camps in the disguise of a loyalist 
schoolmaster, he was hailed as a good fellow and visited 
all the camps in Long Island, making secret drawings. 
Later he entered a tavern feeling secure. A moment 
afterward, a man left and did not return. Next morn- 
ing he was arrested by British marines. It has been 
said that the man who left the tavern was a dissipated 
Tory cousin of Hale. The captors searched Hale and 
found his papers. He was taken to General Howe's 
headquarters and during Saturday night, September 21, 
1776, was confined in a greenhouse. When taken before 
General Howe he frankly confessed being a spy and 
was condemned to be hanged at once, Sunday, September 
22. He asked for the presence of a chaplain, but was 
refused. He asked for a Bible and was again denied. 
Brief notes that he wrote to his mother, sister and 
betrothed, were torn up before his eyes. 

The gallows was the limb of an apple tree in Colonel 
Rutger's orchard. A "last dying speech and confession"' 
was demanded. Then Hale, only twenty-two years of 
age, uttered the famous sentence: 'T only regret that 
I have but one life to lose for my country." 

Besides the MacMonnies statue erected by the Sons of 
the Revolution, there is a monument to Hale in his 
native town, designed by Henry Austin and erected under 
the supervision of Solomon Willard, the architect of the 
Bunker Hill monument. 



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Constitution 

SOCIETY OF SONS OF THE REVOLUTION 
STATE OF INDIANA 

ARTICLE I. 

Name of Society. 

The Sooiety AvdW be known b> the name, style and 
title of "Society oi Sons of the Revolntion in the State 
of Indana." 

ARTICLE II. 

Objects. 

The objects of the Society are social, educational and 
patriotic, and the Society is formed for the particular 
purpose of perpetuating the memory of the men who, 
in military, naval and civil service of the Colonies, 
and of the Continental Congress, by their acts or counsel, 
achieved the Independence of the Country; and to fur- 
ther the proper celebration of the anniversary of the 
birthday of Washington and to commemorate promi- 
nent events connected with the War of the Revolution; 
to collect and secure for preservation the manuscripts, 
records and other documents relating to that period; 
to inspire the members of the Society with the patriotic 
spirit of their forefathers; and to promote the feeling 
of fellowship among its members. 



28 Society of Sons of the Revolution 

ARTICLE III. 
Membership. 

Any male person above the age of 21 years shall be 
eligible to membership in this Society who is lineally 
descended from any ancestor as the propositus, who, 
either as a military, naval or marine officer, soldier, 
sailor or marine, or official in the service of any one 
of the thirteen original Colonies or States or of the 
National Government represented or composed of those 
Colonies or States, assisted in establishing American 
Independence during the War of the Revolution, be- 
tween the 19th day of April, 1775, when hostilities com- 
menced, and the 19th day of April, 1783. when they 
were ordered to cease. 

Provided, That when the claim of eligibility is based 
on the service of an ancestor as a "sailor" or "marine" 
it must in like manner be shown that such service was 
other than shore duty and regularly performed in the 
Continental Navy, or the navy of one of the original 
thirteen States, or on an armed vessel, other than a 
merchant ship, which sailed under letters of marque 
and reprisal, and that such ancestor of the applicant 
was duly enrolled in the ship's company either as an 
officer, seaman or otherwise than as a passenger; and. 

Provided further. That when the claim of eligibility 
is based on the service of an ancestor as an "official" 
such service must have been performed in the Civil 
Service of the United States or of one of the thirteen 
original States, and must have been sufficiently import- 
ant in character to have rendered the official specially 
liable to arrest and imi3risonment, the same as a com- 
batant, if captured by the enemy, as well as liable to 
conviction of treason against the government of Great 
Britain. 



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In the ronstruction of this Article the Volunteer 
Aitles-de-Camp of General Officers in the Continental 
Service, who were duly announced as such and who 
actually served in the field durinji a campaijin, shall 
l)e comprehended as havinii: performed qualifyinji service. 

The civil officials and military forces of the State 
of \ ermont during the War of the Revolution shall 
also be comprehended in the same manner as if they 
had belonged to one of the thirteen original Slates. 

No service of an ancestor shall be deemed as qualify- 
ing service for membership in this Society where such 
ancestor, after having assisted in the cause of American 
Independence, shall have subsequently either adhered 
to the enemy or failed to maintain an honorable record 
throughout the War of the Revolution. 

No person shall be admitted as a member of this 
Society unless he be eligible under one of the pro- 
visions of this Article and unless of good moral char- 
acter and adjudged worthy of becoming a member. 



ARTICLE IV. 

Officers. 

The officers of the Society shall consist of a President, 
a First Vice-President, a Second Vice-President, a Third 
Vice-President, a Fourth Vice-President, a Secretary, a 
Treasurer, a Registrar, an Historian, a Chaplain and a 
Board of Managers, who shall be chosen by ballot from 
among the members thereof annually to serve for the 
term of one year, or until their successors are elected 
and qualified. Provided, that in the discretion of the 
Society, the offices of Secretary and Treasurer ma> be 
occupied by the same person. 



30 Society of Sons of the Revolution- 

Provided, That the tenure of office for any person 
shall not be more than two years in succession, and 
that no person shall be eligible for re-election to the 
office which he has held until one year has elapsed after 
the end of his term of service. This is not to apply, 
however, to the Board of Managers and the Historian. 



ARTICLE V. 

Board of Managers. 

The Board of Managers of the Society shall be not 
to exceed nineteen in number, namely: The President, 
the Vice-Presidents, the Secretary, the Treasurer, the 
Registrar, the Historian and the Chaplain, ex-officio, 
and nine others, who shall be chosen by ballot from 
among the members of the Society annually to serve 
for the term of one year and until their successors are 
elected and qualified. The Board shall have power to 
fill vacancies occurring in their own number, and to 
fill newly created offices between annual meetings. 



ARTICLE \I. 

Admission of Members. 

Every application for mendaership shall be made in 
writing, subscribed by the applicant and approved by 
two members over their signatures. Applications shall 
contain or be accompanied by proof of eligibility and 
such applications and proofs shall be submitted to the 
Board of Managers, who shall have full power to de- 
termine the qualifications of the applicant. Payments 
of the initiation fee and dues required by the By-Laws 
of this Society shall be prerequisites of membership. 



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ARTICLE Vir. 

Subjecls Proliiltiled. 

No question involving religious doctrine or the party 
politics of the day within the United States shall ever 
be discussed or considered in any meeting of the 
Society. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

Commemorations. 

ll shall l)e a standing regulation that the members 
shall, when practicable, hold a commemorative celebra- 
tion and dine together at least once a year. 



ARTICLE IX. 

Seal and Insignia. 

The Seal of the Society, the Insignia to be worn by 
the members and the rules governing the use of the 
latter, shall be such as are, or may be hereafter, pre- 
scribed by the General Society of the Sons of the 
Revolution. 

The Secretary shall be the custodian of the seal. 

The Secretary of the Society shall procure and issue 
the Insignia to all members and shall keep a record 
of all issued by him. Such Insignia shall be returned 
to the Secretary by any member who may formally 
withdraw, resign or be expelled, but otherwise shall 
be deemed as heirloom. 

No member shall receive more than one badge, un- 
less to replace one, the loss or destruction of which 
shall be first satisfactorily established. The badge shall 
be worn as an article of jewelry. 



32 Society of Sons of the Revolution 

Oji occasions other ihan mectinjis for any stated pur- 
pose or celebration, members may wear a rosette of 
the prescribed ribbon and pattern or such other design 
as the Society may approve, in the upper button hole 
of the left lapel of the coat. The Treasurer shall pro- 
cure and issues the rosettes to members, 

ARTICLE X. 

Alterations and Amendments. 

No alterations or amendments of the Constitution of 
this Society shall be made unless notice thereof be 
duly given in writing, signed by the member proposing 
the same, at a meeting of the Society, and unless the 
same shall be adopted at a subsequent meeting by a 
vote of three-fourths of the members present, and in 
the notices issued for such meeting the fact shall be 
stated that a proposed amendment to the Constitution 
will be considered, and the substance or purpose of 
the amendment be set forth. 



BY-LAWS, INDIANA SOCIETY. 
SECTION L 

Fees, Dues and Contributions. 

The initiation fee shall be two dollars; the annual 
dues three dollars, payable on or before the first day 
of October in each year. 

Provided, That all new members shall pay pro rata 
from the day of their admission. The payment at one 
time of fifty (S50) dollars shall constitute a life mem- 
bership. The payment at one time of one hundred 
($100) dollars shall constitute a perpetual or endowed 



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membership, and upon ihe tlealli of any member j>o 
paying, the membership shall be held by his ehlest son 
or such other descendant from the ancestor from whom 
he claims, as he may nominate; in failure of such 
nomination the Society may decide which of the de- 
scendants shall hold membership; Provided, always, 
That the Society reserves to itself the privilege of re- 
jecting any nomination that may not be acceptable to 
it. All those holding life or endowed memberships 
shall be exempt from the payment of the initiation fee 
and annual dues. 

SECTION II. 

Permanent Fund. 

All life and endowed membership fees, as well as 
donations which may be paid the Society, shall re- 
main forever for the use of the Society as a Permanent 
Fund, the income only of which may be expended. 

SECTION III. 

Annual Meeting. 

The annual meeting of the Society shall be held in 
the city of Indianapolis, on the 19th day of October 
(except when that day is a Saturday or Sunday, when 
the date shall be left to the discretion of the Board 
of Managers), at which a general election of officers 
and managers by ballot shall take place. In such elec- 
tion a majority of votes given for any officer or manager 
shall constitute a choice; but if, on the first ballot, no 
person shall receive such majority, then a further 
balloting shall take place, in which a plurality of votes 
given for any officer or manager shall determine the 
choice. 



34 Society of Sons of the Revolution 

SECTION IV. 

Quorum. 

At all meetings of the Society eight (8) members 
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi- 
ness. The ayes and nays shall be called at any meeting 
of the Society upon the demand of five members. 

SECTION V. 

President 

The President — or. in his absence, the Vice-Presidents 
in their order, or, in the absence of all. a Chairman 
pro tempore — shall preside at all meetings of the Society 
and shall have a deciding vote, in case of a tie. The 
presiding officer shall preserve order and decide all 
questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Society. 
The President shall be ex-officio, a member of all com- 
mittees. 

SECTION VI. 

Secretary. 

The Secretary shall conduct the general correspond- 
ence of the Society. He shall notify all members of 
their election and of such other matters as may be re- 
quired of him by the Society. He shall have charge of 
the Seal, Certificate of Incorporation, Constitution, By- 
Laws and Records of the Society, and shall issue cer- 
tificates of membership. He, together with the presiding 
officer, shall certify all acts of the Society and in proper 
cases authenticate them under seal. He shall affix the 
Seal to all properly authenticated certificates of mem- 
bership and transmit them without delay to the members 
for whom they shall be issued. He shall, under the 
direction of the President or Vice-President, give due 



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notice of the time and place of all nieetinas of the 
Society and attend the same. He shall keep fair and 
accurate records of all the proceedings and orders of 
the society and shall give notice to the several officers 
of all votes, orders, resolutions and proceedings of the 
Society affecting them or appertaining to their respective 
duties. He shall be Secretary of the Board of Managers 
and keep the record of their meetings in the regular 
minute book of the Society. 

SECTION vn. 

Treasurer. 

The Treasurer shall collect and deposit the funds 
and securities of the Society in a reliable bank to the 
credit of said Society. Said funds shall be used for no 
other purpose than for said Society. Out of these funds 
he shall pay such sums as may be ordered by the So- 
ciety or by the Board of Managers. He shall keep a 
true account of his receipts and payments, and at each 
annual meeting shall render a statement to the Society 
when a committee shall be appointed to audit his 
accounts. He shall give such bond as the Board of 
Managers shall require. 

SECTION Vlll. 

Registrar. 

The Registrar shall keep a roll of members and in 
his hands shall be lodged all the proofs of membership 
qualification and all the historical and other papers of 
which the Society may become possessed; and he, under 
the direction of the Board of Managers, shall make 
copies of such similar documents as the owners thereof 
may not be willing to leave permanently in the keeping 
of the Society. 



36 Society of Sons of the Revolution 

SECTION IX. 

Chaplain. 

The Chaplain shall be a regularly ordained minister 
of a Christian denomination and shall perform such 
duties as ordinarily appertain to such office. 

SECTION X. 

Historian. 

The Historian shall procure from the Secretary, the 
Registrar, and other reliable sources, historical papers, 
or other reliable data, and carefully compile a history of 
its organization; and transcribe the same in a book, 
which shall be the property of the Society. He shall 
keep a detailed record of the events, happenings within 
the Society, which shall include a list of the members 
admitted during the year, and present the same to the 
Society at each annual meeting, together with the yearly 
necrological list and suitable biographies of the de- 
ceased members. He shall edit and prepare for publi- 
cation such historical addresses, essays, papers, and other 
documents of an historical character, which the Secre- 
tary may be required to publish. 

SECTION XI. 

Board of Managers. 

The Board of Managers shall consist of not to exceed 
nineteen members, namely: The President, the Vice- 
President, the Secretary, the Registrar, the Treasurer, the 
Historian and the Chaplain, ex-officio, and nine other 
members. At least five members of the entire Board 
shall be residents of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. 
All the Board shall be elected at the annual meeting. 
They shall elect their own Chairman. In case of a 



In the State of Indiana 37 

vacancy in any of these offices the Board may fill it 
until the next election. They shall judge of the quali- 
fications of the candidates for admission to the Society 
and upon the recommendation of the Committee on 
Admissions shall have power to elect the same to 
membership. They shall, through the Secretary, call 
special meetings at any time upon the written request 
of three members of the Society and at such other times 
as they see fit. They shall make plans for promoting the 
objects of the Society, shall digest and prepare business 
and shall authorize the disbursement and expenditure 
of unappropriated money in the treasury for the pay- 
ment of the current expenses of the Society. They shall 
generally suuperintend the interests of the Society and 
perform all such duties as may be committed to them 
by the Society. At each annual meeting of the Society 
they shall make a general report. At all meetings of 
the Board of Managers five members shall constitute a 
quorum for the transaction of business. 

SECTION xir. 

Amendments. 

No alteration of the By-Laws of the Society shall be 
made unless such alteration shall have been proposed 
at a previous meeting and shall be adopte<l by a ma- 
jority of the members present at any meeting of the 
Society, five days' notice thereof having been given each 
member. 

SECTION XIII. 

Order of Business. 

At all meetings of the Society and of the Board of 
Managers the following order of business shall be ob- 
served, so far as may be applicable: 



38 Society of Sons of the Revolution 

1. Prayer by the Chaplain. 

2. Reading and approval or amendment of the min- 
utes of prior meetings not previously acted upon. 

3. Election of officers and managers when necessary. 

4. Reports of Officers. 

5. Reports of Committees. 

6. Unfinished Business. 

7. Miscellaneous Business. 

SECTION XIV. 

Committee on Admissions. 

The Chairman of the Board of Managers shall ap- 
point annually three members thereof as a Committee 
on Admissions, whose duty it shall be to pass upon 
the qualifications of applicants for admission to the 
Society and to submit a report thereof to the Board of 
Managers. 

SECTION XV. 

Expulsion and Suspension. 

The Board of Managers shall have power to expel any 
enrolled member of this Society who, by conduct un- 
becoming a gentleman and a man of honor, or by an 
opposition to the interests of the community in general 
or of this Society in particular, may render himself 
unworthy to continue a member; or who shall persist- 
ently transgress, or. without good excuse, wilfully neglect 
or fail in the performance of any obligation enjoined by 
the Constitution, By-Laws or any standing rule of this 
Society: Provided, That such member shall have re- 
ceived ten days' notice, in writing, of the complaint pre- 
ferred against him, and of the time and place for hear- 
ing the complaint, and have been thereby afforded an 
opportunity to be heard in person. 



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Whenever the rause of expiiUion yhall not have in- 
volved moral turpitude or unworthiness, any nieniher 
thus expelled may, ui)on unanimous recommendation of 
the Board of Managers, hut not otherwise, he restored 
to memhership by the Society at any meetinjr. 

The Board of Managers shall drop from the roll the 
name of any enrolled member of the Society who shall 
be two years in arrears in payment of dues and who, 
on notice to pay the dues, shall fail and neglect to do 
so within thirty days thereafter; and upon being thus 
dropped his membership shall cease and determine; but 
he may be restored to membership at any time by the 
Board of Managers on his application therefor and upon 
his payment of all such arrears and of the annual dues 
from the date when he was dropped to the date of his 
restoration. The Board of Managers may also suspend 
any officer from the performance of his duties for cause, 
which proceeding must be reported to the Society and 
acted upon by it within thirty days, either by revision 
of the suspension or removal of the suspended officer 
from office, or otherwise the suspension shall cease. 

SECTION XVI. 

Resignation. 

No resignation or withdrawal from mend)ership by any 
member enrolled in this Society shall become effective 
as a release from the obligations thereof, unless consent- 
ed to and accepted by the Board of Managers. 

SECTION XVII. 

Disqualification. 

No person who may be enrolled as a member of this 
Society shall be permitted to continue in mend)ership 



40 Society of Sons of the Revolution 



when the proofs of claim of qualification by descent 
shall be found to be defective and insufficient to sub- 
stantiate such claim or not properly authenticated. The 
Society or Board of Managers may, at any time after 
thirty days' notice to such person, to properly substan- 
tiate or authenticate his claim, require the Secretary to 
erase his name from the list of members, and such per- 
son shall cease to be a member: Provided, He shall have 
failed or neglected to comply satisfactorily with such 
notice. 

Where the Board of Managers shall direct the erasure 
of a person's name for a cause comprehended under 
this section, such person shall have the right of appeal 
to the next annual meeting of the Society; but he shall 
not be restored to membership unless by a vote of three- 
fourths of the members present on that occasion, or at 
a subsequent meeting to which the consideration of the 
appeal may have been specially postponed. 

SECTION XVIII. 

Service of Notices. 

It shall be the duty of every member to inform the 
Secretary by written communication of his place of resi- 
dence, his postoffice address and of any change thereof. 

Service of any notice under the Constitution or By- 
Laws upon any member of the Society, addressed to 
him at his last recorded place of residence or post- 
office address and forwarded by mail, shall be deemed 
sufficient service of such notice. 

SECTION XIX. 
Elections. 
The Board of Managers in their discretion may appoint 
a nominating committee to select members to be voted 



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for as officers of the Society at the annual meetings. 
Said elections shall be purely advisory and shall in no 
way prevent any member from votinji for any other 
member for any office in the Society, The voting shall 
be by ballot and the person receiving the majority of 
all votes cast shall be declared elected. 

SECTION XX. 

Delegates to the General Society. 

Delegates to the General Society shall be chosen by 
the members of this Society at its meeting next pre- 
ceding that of the General Society, and, failing such 
choice, shall be elected by the Board of Managers. 

SECTION XXI. 
Decease of Members. 

Upon the decease of any member notice thereof and 
time and place of the funeral shall be given by the 
Secretary, by mail or publication, and it shall be the 
duty of members when practicable to attend the obse- 
quies. Any member, upon being informed of the death 
of another member, shall see that the Secretary is 
promi)tly notified of the fact. 

The Board of Managers are empowered and directed 
to purchase a flag of standard size and present it to the 
family of each deceased member, to be preserved as an 
heirloom. 

SECTION XXII. 

Local Societies. 

When five or more members of this Society, residing 
within proximity, outside of Indianapolis, petition the 
Board of Managers, it may authorize and empower such 



42 Society of Sons of the Revolulion 

petitioners to form a local Chapter, to be known as 

Chapter of the Society 

of Sons of the Revolution in the State of Indiana. Such 
Chapter, when authorized, may adopt such local regula- 
tions and by-laws as to it may seem proper: Provided, 
That such regulations do not conflict in any particular 
with the Constitution of the General Society or with the 
Constitution and By-Laws of the Society of the State 
of Indiana. The officers of local chapters shall be a 
President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and 
an Executive Committee. The senior officer may attend 
the meetings of the Board of Managers of the Indiana 
State Society, notice whereof shall be sent to him by the 
Secretary of the State Society. 

SECTION XXIII. 

Certificate of Membership. 

Every member, upon the payment of a fee of one 
dollar, shall be entitled to receive a certificate of mem- 
bership, which shall be authenticated by the President 
and Secretary and countersigned by the Registrar of the 
Society, and to which the Seal of the Revolution shall 
be affixed. The certificate shall be in form following: 



In the State of Indiana 43 



SONS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE STATE OF 
INDIANA 

Be it ktiowii lliat , 

of , b\ riiiht of descent 

from , of , 

who aided in achieving American Independence during 
the war of the Revolution, has been duly admitted to 
membership in the Society of Sons of the Revolution in 

the State of Indiana, this day of , 

in the \ear of our Lord , and of liie Inde- 

j>endence of the L^nited States of America the one hun- 
dred and 



President. 



Secretary. 



Registrar. 
I Seal ) 



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IN MEMORIAM 

Deceased Members Indiana Society Sons of the 
Revolution. 

Anderson, Dorsey L., Greencastle, Ind. 

Ayres, Judge Alexander C, Indianapolis. 

Barnett, Levi A., Danville, Ind. 

Blaker, Louis J., Indianapolis. 

Boice, Augustin, Indianapolis. 

Buell, Jared R., Indianapolis. 

Campbell, Eddy M., Indianapolis. 

Carey, Samuel C, Indianapolis. 

Clark, Wellington Alexander (original son I, Crown 

Point, Ind. 
Classer, Sylvanus Milton, La Porte, Indiana. 
Cole, Ernest B., Indianapolis. 
Crow, Dr. Charles Richard, Indianapolis. 
Douglas, William (original son), Logansporl, Ind. 
Elliott, Joseph T., Pasedena, Calif. 
Farrabee, Sanford D., Indianapolis. 
Gates, Moses (original son), Valparaiso. Ind. 
Harrison, General Benjamin, Indianapolis. 
Harrison, Nicholas McCarty, Indianapolis. 
Hayward, Capt. William E., Indianapolis. 
Hedges, Andrew Jackson (original son), Richmond. 

Ind. 
Holliday, John H., Indianapolis. 
Holliday, John H., Jr., Indianapolis. 
Ingrim, M. H., Winamac, Ind. 
Jameson, Ovid Butler, Indianapolis. 
Jennison, Albert C, Jr., Crawfordsville, Ind. 
Jennison, Albert C. Sr., Crawfordsville, Ind. 



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IN MEMORIAM 
Johnson, Rev. Henry Webb, South Bend, Ind. 
Kelsey, Benjamin, Indianapolis. 
King, Colin E., Indianapolis. 
Lowes, James H. S.. Indianapolis. 
Malott, Volney T., Indianapolis. 
Maxwell, Dr. Allison, Indianapolis. 
Miner, Benjamin D., Indianapolis. 
Moore, Granville C, Indianapolis. 
Moore, Joseph (original son), Bedford. Ind. 
Moore, Thomas Ta>lor, Greencastle, Ind. 
Mott, John Grenville, Michigan City, Ind. 
Noble, General Charles Henry, Indianapolis. 
Parry, David M., Indianapolis. 
Parry, Maxwell O., Indianapolis. 
Perdue, Lemuel Ford, Terre Haute, Ind. 
Phillips, William Magruder, Chicago, 111. 
Pugh. John D., Shelbyville, Ind. 
Quick, S. R., Indianapolis. 
Ramsay, John W., Indianapolis. 
Robison, Eugene A,. Greenwood, Ind. 
Scott, Capt. Alexander M„ Indianapolis. 
Sharpe, Joseph K., Indianapolis. 
Sims. Rev, Charles N., Liberty, Ind. 
Smock, Dr. Harry Ernest, Franklin, Ind. 
Smock, Richard M., Indianapolis. 
Smock, William C, Indianapolis. 
Stocking, Rev. Charles H. W., Bowling Green, Ky. 
Tarkington, Jesse Claiborne. Indianapolis. 
Tarkington, William S. R., Indianapolis. 
Thompson, Claude L.. Crawfordsville. Ind. 
Thompson. Maurice, Crawfordsville, Ind. 
Wright. William Henry, Indianapolis. 



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MEMBERS INDIANA SOCIETY, SONS OF THE 
REVOLUTION. 

Adams, Dr. H. A., 14 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis. 

Babcock, L. K., Esq., 3304 College Ave.. Indianapolis. 

Barhydt. Theodore W., Esq., Terre Haute, Ind., P. 0. 
Box 745. 

Barker. O. E., Esq., 525 E. 21st St., Indianapolis. 

Barnett, Col. J. T., 2001 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis. 

Barrett, James T., Esq., 3311 Central Ave., Indianapolis, 

Barry, Charles L., Esq., 301 Lemcke Bldg., Indianapolis. 

Barry, Dr. M. Joseph, 315 E. 32d St., Indianapolis. 

Bass, George F., Esq., 801 Hume-Mansur Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Bass, Herbert L., Esq., 4350 N. Pennsylvania St., 
Indianapolis. 

Beck, William S.. Esq., 1831 N. Meridian St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Bowman. Abram S., Esq., 1907 N. Illinois St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Brewer, Scott R., Esq., 257 W. Washington St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Bristor, A. M., Esq., 2342 N. Pennsylvania St.. Indi- 
anapolis. 

Branson, James R., Esq., 4107 College Ave.. Indianapolis. 

Brown, E. L., Esq., 331 Virginia Ave., Indianapolis. 

Brown. Rev. Lewis, Care St. Pauls Episcopal Church, 
Indianapolis. 

Bryan, Paul L., Esq.. Apt. 27, 400 N. New Jersey St., 
Indianapolis. 

Bryan, Dr. William Lowe, Bloomington, Ind. 

Budd, Clarence A., Esq., Citizens Bank Bldg., South 
Bend. Ind. 

Burton, Charles M., Esq.. 3030 N. Delaware St., Indi- 
anapolis. 



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Campbell, Edward R., Esq., 238 S. Meridian St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Carr, Dr. Harry C. 5857 Lowell Ave., Indianapolis. 

Carr, John R., Esq., Care Bobbs-Merrill Co.. Indi- 
anapolis. 

Chambers, William I)., Esq., 515 W. Main St., Muncie, 
Ind. 

Chappell, Dr. Ralph S., 305 Traction Terminal Bldg., 
Indianapolis. 

Churchman, Henry C, Esq., 1840 N. Talbott Ave., 
Indianapolis. 

Clancy, Charles S., Esq., 1049 Tecumseh, Indianapolis. 

Clancy, Leslie D., Esq., 2049 N. Alabama St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Clarke, Homer, Esq., 3058 Ruckle St.. Indianapolis. 

Cole, Barton W., Esq., 5610 E. Washington St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Cole, W. D., Esq., Paris, Illinois. 

Colgan, Henry W.. Esq., 3836 Central Ave,, Indianapolis. 

Comstock, Major Paul, Richmond, Ind. 

Daily, Sidney F., Esq., 519 W. McCarty, Indianapolis. 

Daily, Thomas A.. Esq., 1003 Lemcke Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Davis. Seymour L., Esq., 22 E. Vermont St., Indianapolis. 

Day, William E., Esq., 1640 N. Meridian St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

DeHass, Dr. Thomas W., 711 Hume-Mansur Bldg., 
Indianapolis. 

Dorsey, Robert L., Esq., 4466 Guilford, Indianajjolis. 

*Drapier, William H., Jr., 115 Broadway, ]\e^^ York, 
N. Y. 

Dunkel, Rev. J. A., 1017 N. Delaware St.. Indianapolis. 

Edwards, E. H., Esq., Waynetown, Ind. 

Elder, William L., Esq., 201 Saks Bldg., Indianapolis. 



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Ellington, Charles E. T.. Esq., 407 Fletcher Savings & 
Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. 

English, Capt. William E., English Hotel, Indianapolis. 

Ewbank, Hon. Louis B., State House, Indianapolis. 

Fletcher, R. Malott, Esq., 627 West Drive, Woodruff 
Place. Indianapolis. 

Fowler, Frank B., Esq., 518 N. Delaware, Indianapolis. 

Fowler, Inman H.. Esq., Spencer, Ind. 

Foxv.orrhy, Dr. Frank W., 1960 Central Ave., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Gardner, Fred C, Esq., 4131 N. Meridian St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Garrard, Col. Charles A., 1333 Park Ave., Indianapolis. 

Gillespie, Bryant W., Esq., 48 Union Stock Yards, 
Indianapolis. 

Goodrich, Hon. James P., Winchester, Ind. 

Graff, Ellis U., Esq., 3734 Woodland Ave., Indianapolis. 

Gordon, William H., Esq., 2033 N. Alabama St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Greenwood, William J., Esq., 1718 N. Talbott, Indi- 
anapolis. 

Grinstead. Silas C, Esq., U. S. Army. 

Hamilton, Alexander, Esq., 814 N. Meridian, Indi- 
anapolis. 

Hamrick, Arthur J., Esq., Greencastle, Ind. 

Hanna, Hon. Charles T., 1003 Lemcke Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Harbin, Ray Hinkle. Esq., 911 N. Capitol Ave., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Harrell, Samuel R., Esq., Noblesville, Ind. 

Hayes, Stanley W., Esq., 206 N. 15th St.. Richmond, Ind. 

Hesser. George Ernest, Esq., 5354 Julian Ave., Indianap- 
olis. 

Hiatt, Joel W., Esq., New Harmony, Ind. 



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Holliday, Alexander R., Esq., 1235 N. New Jersey St., 
Indianapolis. 

Holliday, Francis T.. Esq., 1431 N. Alabama St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Holmes, Charles L., Esq., 320 Leslie Ave., Indianapolis. 

Hopkins, Mural W.. Esq., 3209 Parke Ave., Indianapolis. 

Houfrhlon, Charles D. M., Esq., 134 E. 36th St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Houghton, Hon. H. Q., 400 Oliphant Bldg., Vintennes, 
Ind. 

Huffstetter, H. C, Esq.. 2350 N. New Jersey St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Humphrey, Hervey S., Esq., 1641 Broadway, Indi- 
anapolis. 

Jackson, Dr. G. B., 603 Hume-Mansur Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Jameson, Donald, Esq.. 1841 N. Delaware St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Jameson, J. T., Esq., 704 City Trust Bldg., Indianapolis. 

Jewett, Chester A., Esq., 2453 Pierson Ave., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Jones, Percy Oliver, Esq., 1932 N. Delaware St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Kelly, Walter IL, Esq.. Warsaw, Ind. 

Kimball, Howard, Esq., 419 E. 23rd St., Indianapolis. 

Kirkland, Edward M., Esq., 824 13th St., N. W.. Wash- 
ington. D, C. 

Knodle, Fred S., Esq., 1649 Central Ave., Indianapolis. 

Landers, H. S., Esq., 3028 N. Pennsylvania St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Landers, W. F., Esq., 1832 N. Pennsylvania St.. Indi- 
anapolis. 
Layman, D. W., Esq., 608 Hume-Mansur Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis. 
Layman, James T., Esq., 29 S. Audubon, Indianapolis. 



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Leach. Dr. Leon T., LS07 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis. 

Lemon, Charles M., Esq., 150 E. Market St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Levey, Major Marshall T., 3051 College Ave., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Lilly, J. M., Esq., Weston, Mass. 

Lockwood, George B., Esq., Muncie, Ind. 

Louden, W. M., Esq., State House, Indianapolis. 

Luce, Henry A., Esq., Cody, Wyo. 

Lynn, Charles J., Esq., 3519 Washington Blvd.. Indi- 
anapolis. 

Malott, Macy W., Esq., Indiana National Bank, Indi- 
anapolis. 

Martin, James G., Esq., 2117 N. Alabama St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Mason, Edwin M., Esq., Crawfordsville, Ind. 

Mason, Lee, Esq., New Richmond, Ind. 

Mason, Orlando W., Esq., Crawfordsville, Ind., R. D. 7. 

Maxwell, Dr. Leslie H., 408 Hume-Mansur Bldg., 
Indianapolis. 

McBride, Capt. Herbert W., 1434 Park Ave., Indi- 
anapolis. 

McBride, Col. Robert W., 1239 State Life Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis. 

McCray, Hon. Warren T., State House, Indianapolis. 

McKee, Edward L., Esq., 1143 N. Pennsylvania St., 
Indianapolis. 

McKee, Gen. Will J., Indianapolis. 

Miller, R. Harry, Esq., 1301 N. Alabama, Indianapolis. 

Milner, Rev. Jean S.. 1717 Talbott Ave., Indianapolis. 

Minton, R. C, Esq., 2621 Ashland Ave., Indianapolis. 

Minturn. Capt. J. A., 1001 Peoples Bank Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Moore, DeWitt V., Esq., State Capitol. Indianapolis. 

Moore, Dr. Harvey A., 



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Moorliead, Col. Robert L., Care Bobbs-Merrill Co., 
Indianapolis. 

Morgan, J. Rollin, Esq., Kokomo, Ind. 

Nesbit, Henry V., Esq., 66 N. Clay St., Peru, Ind. 

Nicholson, Meredith, Esq., 1321 N. Meridian St.. Indi- 
anapolis. 

Parker, Herbert G., Esq., 522 Peoples Hank Bldg., 
Indianapolis. 

Parry, Abram M., Esq., 1939 N. Meridian St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Parry. St. Clair, Esq.. 3010 N. Meridian St,. Indi- 
anapolis. 

Patton, Hiram B., Esq., 300 W. Broadway, Louisville, 
Ky. 

Pence, George, Esq., State Board of Accts., State House, 
Indianapolis. 

Perkins, Merritt H.. Esq., P. O. Box 131, Denver, Colo. 

Peterson, C. V., Esq., Crawfordsville, Ind. 

Philputt, Rev. Allan B., 1330 N. New Jersey St., 
Indianapolis. 

Pierson, Albert J., Esq.. 3747 College Ave., Indianapolis. 

Potter, Albert T., Esq., 2432 Central Ave., Indianapolis. 

Potter, Merritt A., Esq., 1704 N. Pennsylvania St., 
Indianapolis. 

"Ramsay, Robert C, Esq., Denison Hotel, Indianapolis. 

Reagan, J. E., Esq., 2887 Sutherland Ave., Indianapolis. 

Reed, Harry James, Esq., Agricultural Experiment 
Station. Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. 

Reed, Dr. Jewett V., 613 Hume-Mansur Bids.. Indi- 
anapolis. 

Remy, Hon. Chas. F., 1603 Park Ave., Indianapoli-^. 

Remy, Edward A., Esq., Woodruff Place, Indianapolis. 

Richie, Claude G., 1854 N. Delaware, Indianapolis. 

Rogers, Frank F.. Esq., 593 West Drive Woodruff 
Place, Indianapolis. 



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Rucker, Alvah J., Esq., 31 E. 36th St., Indianapolis. 

Shafer, John Anderson, Es-^q., 2934 N. Delaware St., 
liidianapolis. 

Shideler, Fred Wilher, Esq.. 1347 Lenicke Annex, 
Indianapolis. 

Shoup, Arthur N.. Esq., 2649 Brookside Ave., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Shumaker, Edward S., Esq., 706 State Life Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Small, Albert G., Esq., 1504 N. Pennsylvania St., 
Indianapolis. 

Small, W. R., Esq., 2435 N. Talbot, Indianapolis. 

Smith, Albert P., Esq., 1439 Broadway, Indianapoli-:. 

Smith, Giles Leslie. Esq., 217 E. Maryland St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Smith, Giles Vance. Esq., 3315 Ruckle St., Indianapolis. 

Smith, Lisle A., Esq., 1343 Clifton St., N. W., Wash- 
ington, D. C. 

Starr, H. C., Esq., 615 N. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis. 

Stewart, A. M., Esq., 1610 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis. 

Stout, Charles Francis, Esq., 1125 Belief ontaine St., 
Indianapolis. 

Stout, Rev. Joseph L., 248 E. Madison St., Franklin, 
Ind. 

Sullivan, R. H., Esq., U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Tapp, Louis E., Esq., Indianapolis. 

Tarkington, Elvan Y., Esq., Shoals, Ind. 

Tarkington, John S., Esq., 3219 N. New Jersey St., 
Indianapolis. 

Tarkington, N. Booth, Esq., 1100 N. Pennsylvania St., 
Indianapolis. 

Taylor, Harold, Esq., 3755 Washington Blvd., Indianap- 
olis. 

Thompson, Charles N.. Esq., 900 Fletcher Trust Bldg., 
Indianapolis. 



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Thompson, Ernest B., Esq., 3623 Salem St., Indianapolis. 

Thompson, R. C, Esq., 3055 Ruckle St., Indianapolis. 

Thornton, George 1)., Esq., 75 N. Audubon Rd., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Tibbets, Elliott R., Esq., 2434 N. Pennsylvania St., 
Indianapolis. 

Tibbets, Wallace B., Esq., 3 Thayer St., Quincey. Mass. 

Townsley, Raymond B., Esq., Terre Haute, Ind. 

Updegraft", H. H., Esq., 1627 W. Morris St., Indianapolis. 

Wade, Fred J., Esq. 

Wade, Will H., Esq.. U. S. National Bank Bhk., Den- 
ver, Colo. 

Warmoth, George W., Esq., 3140 Park Ave., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Warner, Elward W., Esq., 2709 N. Meridian St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Warner, Dr. S. E., 2709 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis. 

Watkins, Everett C., Esq., Washington Post Bldg., 
Indianapolis Star, Washington, D. C. 

Watkins, Oscar L., Esq., 2115 N. Pennsylvania St., 
Indianapolis. 

Werking, Walter R., Esq., 322 W. 12th St., Anderson, 
Ind. 

White, Paul H., Esq., 3411 N. Pennsylvania St., Indi- 
anapolis. 

Whitehead, Herbert L., Esq., 225 E. Hillcre^t Blvd., 
Monrovia, Cal. 

Wiley, Judge U. Z.. 600 Fletcher Sav. Bldg., Indi- 
anapolis, 

Williams, Charles N., Esq., 1512 N. Delaware St., 
Indianapolis. 

Winter, Lester, Esq., Senate OfTice Bldg.. Washington, 
D. C. 

Wishard, Dr. W. N., 723 Hume-Mansur Bldg.. Indi- 
anapolis. 



S4 Society of Sons of the Revolution 

*Woo(l, William Allen, Esq., 1103 State Life Bldg., 

Indianapolis. 
Woodburn, Dr. James A., Bloomington, Intl. 
Wyman, W. T., Esq., Indianapolis. 

Young. Edward H., Esq., 649 E. 44th St., Indianapolis. 
Young, Frederick E., Esq., Indianapolis. 



*Life members. 

The Secretary will appreciate being notified of any 
mistakes in address or change in address. 

Robert L. Moorhead. 
Business Address: 18 East Vermont Street, Indianapolis. 




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